Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase and Maintenance of Echosens FibroScan Machine
Notice Description
Capital Purchase of an Echosens FibroScan machine with funding provided by NHS England and POS Maintenance until the end of the 7 year expected life of the machine. Probes are expected to last the life of the machine so the cost of a replacement is not included in this notification. This notice marks the start of the mandatory standstill period.
Procurement Information
The equipment is of a specialist nature and Echosens are the only manufacturer of such technology.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ec61
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009079-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
33112000 - Echo, ultrasound and doppler imaging equipment
50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £124,240 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Mar 2025 - 27 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- hyp-tr.cs.supplies@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GRIMSBY
- Postcode
- DN33 2BA
- Post Town
- Doncaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Electoral Ward
- Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009079-2025
12th March 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009078-2025
12th March 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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